Bristlebird
| Dasyornis | |
|---|---|
| Rufous bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Meliphagoidea |
| Family: | Dasyornithidae Sibley & Ahlquist, 1985 |
| Genus: | Dasyornis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Dasyornis australis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 | |
| Species | |
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Dasyornis brachypterus | |
The bristlebirds are a family of passerine birds, Dasyornithidae. There are three species in one genus, Dasyornis. The family is endemic to the south-east coast and south-west corner of Australia. The genus Dasyornis was sometimes placed in the Acanthizidae or, as a subfamily, Dasyornithinae, along with the Acanthizinae and Pardalotinae, within an expanded Pardalotidae, before being elevated to full family level by Christidis & Boles (2008).